Bau weather in October

In October, Bau sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 328 mm of rain across 29 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bau's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
328 mm
29 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:25 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
89%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Bau is human settlement in Malaysia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Bau reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Bau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bau weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°42328.911.92.8
Feb30° / 23°31124.9122.9
Mar31° / 23°27628.2122.6
Apr31° / 24°27527.6122.4
May32° / 24°24526.412.12.6
Jun31° / 23°19122.112.12.9
Jul32° / 23°18120.912.13.1
Aug32° / 23°20022.2122.9
Sep31° / 23°25725122.6
Oct31° / 23°32829122.5
Nov30° / 23°36129.411.92.4
Dec30° / 23°42329.411.92.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3793
4793
5694
6694
7694
8694
9595
10595
11595
12595
13496
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bau gets around 328 mm of rain over 29 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 93% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
190
290
391
491
592
692
792
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1093
1193
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1793
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3196

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14753
24753
34852
44852
54951
64951
74951
85050
95050
105149
115149
125248
135248
145347
155347
165347
175446
185446
195446
205347
215347
225248
235248
245149
255149
265050
275050
284951
294852
304852
314753

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:296:28
212.06:286:28
312.06:286:27
412.06:286:27
512.06:286:27
612.06:276:26
712.06:276:26
812.06:276:26
912.06:276:25
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Bau?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bau.

What to pack for Bau in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Bau sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bau in October

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 51 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Bau in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bau peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bau in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bau is worst in August — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateAug 2336 µg/m³Jan 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct21Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bau?

Bau sits at 1.4°N, 110.2°E, 21 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kuching, 25 km away.

Topography around Bau

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bau.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bau has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 971 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,649 m.

The land around Bau is covered by trees (91%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
285 m
16 km
971 m
80 km
1,649 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Kuching 25 km · Siburan 28 km · Lundu 44 km · Tebedu 49 km · Serian 54 km · Simunjan 67 km · Kota Sambas 95 km · Bengkayang 103 km

Malaysia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,125
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 581
Religion
Muslim 64%Buddhist 19%Christian 9%Hindu 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bau (1.4167°, 110.15°, elevation 21 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).